After King Yu and King Jing left one after another, Lu Fang appeared in front of Jiajing at the right time and called softly.
"His Majesty!"
"Um."
Jiajing just responded perfunctorily, then turned around and looked at the mess in this place.
After a long time, Jiajing turned his gaze away and gave the order.
"Let's go back!"
"As you command, Your Majesty."
After Lu Fang responded, she immediately followed Jiajing's pace.
…
Zhu Zaizhen didn't know how he got out of the Forbidden City.
When he came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he had unknowingly arrived outside the Forbidden City.
At this moment, the sedan he came in before was still parked in the same place.
Everything that happened before was like a dream, which made Zhu Zaizhen feel like a trance!
But soon, a gust of breeze blew by, and a hint of coolness came from his back, making Zhu Zaizhen wake up.
"No, this is not a dream!"
"Everything that happened before is true. My father asked me to go to the fiefdom immediately and become a vassal."
"In other words, all the planning and hard work I have put in over the years have been in vain!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Zaizhen felt despair, and his face showed a desperate expression at the right time.
"No, Zhu Zaizhen, you can't just give up!"
"Even as noble as your father, you were once a vassal king. You just need to let your father see your ability and determination, and secretly wait for the opportunity."
After comforting himself, Zhu Zaizhen's expression returned to normal and walked towards the sedan chair not far away.
…
Capital, Prince Yu's Mansion.
Zhu Zaijing rode in a sedan chair and returned to Prince Yu's palace in despair. Concubine Li, who had been waiting for news before, saw this and hurriedly came up to greet him.
Seeing this situation, she already had a rough idea in her mind. She didn't say anything more, she just silently arranged Zhu Zaijing's appearance and said softly.
"My husband is back, let's go in and rest for a while!"
"Um."
Facing Concubine Li's enthusiasm, Zhu Zaijing was just like a zombie. After responding, he stopped talking.
After Concubine Li led Zhu Zaijing to the room, the maid, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward and brought exquisite pastries and tea.
Zhu Zaijing sat down on his seat, looking at the exquisite pastries and steaming tea in front of him, the string in his heart was gently plucked.
There is no other reason. These pastries are all made by Concubine Li. It can be seen from the little flour that was accidentally contaminated by Concubine Li.
"Thanks a lot."
Zhu Zaijing was seen holding Concubine Li's hands tightly, not giving her the slightest chance to escape.
Seeing this, Concubine Li's face suddenly turned red, she paused, and then spoke.
"These are what I should do."
After Zhu Zaijing heard this, he immediately moved his eyes away from Concubine Li, took her into his arms, and said slowly.
"You know, my fourth brother and I disappointed our father today..."
…
There is no airtight wall in the world. Soon, the news came out that King Jing was about to go to the fiefdom to join the vassal.
And this naturally caused panic among many courtiers!
There have always been two main forces in the court, one is the Qingliu led by Xu Jie, and the other is the Yan Party led by Yan Song.
But fundamentally, behind these two forces, there is a prince each, namely King Yu and King Jing.
In the final analysis, the political strife is a battle for the prince and the throne!
Now, King Jing is about to go to the fiefdom to become a vassal, which means that he will leave the capital!
Once you are far away from the capital, your sensitivity to the surrounding information will be greatly reduced, which means that you will not be able to make corresponding decisions in the shortest time, and one step slower will lead to a slower step!
In other words, King Jing has lost the qualification to compete for the crown prince.
"It's over, it's over, have you heard that King Jing is about to leave for the fiefdom to become a vassal?"
"What? Such a thing actually happened? It's all over now!"
"What will greet us next is the liquidation of the Qingliu faction!"
"What are you still doing here? Let's go find Mr. Yan Ge to discuss countermeasures and see if we can find any solution."
"Yes, yes, go find Mr. Yan Ge, he will definitely find a solution."
With such a mood, many officials rushed to the Yan Mansion non-stop, hoping that Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, would come forward and give everyone a solution.
At this moment, Yan Mansion.
I saw Yan Shifan hurriedly knocking on Yan Song's door to report.
"Father, father, it's bad, something big has happened!"
Yan Song was awakened by Yan Shifan's knock on the door, with a look of displeasure on his face. Then he opened the door and said coldly.
"It's so late, you're not sleeping, what are you yelling about here?"
Seeing that Yan Song was angry, Yan Shifan's aura instantly weakened a bit, and then he lowered his voice and said.
"Father, something big happened!"
"The news just came from the palace. King Jing will soon go to the fiefdom to join the vassal!"
"We bet on the wrong thing!"
Unexpectedly, Yan Song was not surprised by the news brought by Yan Shifan, but nodded and said calmly.
"As expected, King Jing was defeated after all!"
After Yan Song finished speaking, he was ready to return to the room to continue resting.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan took Yan Song's hand, his face full of eagerness.
"Father, what should we do next?"
"Now that King Jing's side has fallen, will Xu Jie and the others take this opportunity to launch a liquidation against us?"
After Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan and immediately gave instructions.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. For now, we just need to wait and see what happens."
After Yan Song finished saying this, he yawned and continued with his eyes closed.
"It's so late, you should go to bed early!"
"If someone comes to visit later, just tell me that I have gone to bed. If you have anything to do, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Facing Yan Song's instructions, Yan Shifan did not dare to disobey in the slightest, so he could only respond respectfully.
"Yes, father, the child will tell them."
"Well, that's good, you know. There's nothing important to do next, so don't bother me again."
After Yan Song finished speaking, without waiting for Yan Shifan's reply, he went straight back to the room and closed the door with him.
Yan Shifan sighed helplessly and immediately returned to his room.
Before he could rest for long, he heard the butler's voice coming from outside the door.
"Mr. Xiao Ge, there are many officials outside asking to see him, saying they want to see Mr. Yan Ge!"
"Okay, I understand, invite them in!"
"I'll be there soon."
After listening to Yan Shifan's instructions, the housekeeper outside the door nodded and left quickly.
Soon, the Yan family's hall, which was specially used for entertaining guests, was crowded with visiting officials. They gathered together in threes and fives and exchanged the news they had heard with each other.
But the expressions on their faces were full of annoyance, mixed with helpless sighs from time to time.
"Oh, if I had known earlier, I would have supported Prince Yu!"
"Even if you don't seek promotion, you can at least keep your current position. Now you have nothing!"
A short and fat official sighed and said this.
His words naturally resonated with many officials present, and soon, several voices came from the corner.
"Yes, if I had known earlier, I would have supported Prince Yu!"
"Maybe right now, Qingliu is writing an impeachment memorial all night to liquidate us!"
At this moment, Yan Shifan was seen walking out with his hands behind his back. After looking around, he asked in a deep voice.
"Who is here talking nonsense?"
(End of chapter)
